Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
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| Developers | |
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| Croteam | |
| Publishers | |
| Devolver Digital | |
| Engines | |
| Serious Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 28, 2010 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 76 |
| IGDB | 77 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Asia, Eastern Europe, Fantasy, North America, Sci-fi |
| Series | Serious Sam |
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Key points
- Older Nvidia drivers cause black flickering. Solved in version 381.65 and above.[1]
- The Fusion DLC Pack allows the content and episodes from Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter to be played in Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. It is available for free if Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is already owned.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Includes 2 exclusive Multiplayer characters. | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Fusion DLC Pack | Allows the content and episodes from Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter to be played in Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. Available for free if Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is already owned. | |
| Serious 8 | |
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| Legend of the Beast | |
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| Retail exclusive DLC | Includes 2 Multiplayer characters. | |
Game data
In-game general settings.
In-game advanced settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\41010\local |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41014/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\41010\local\SeriousSamHD_TSE\SavedGames |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41014/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game general video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | See 4K Ultra HD. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Slider, 60-120°. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA and SSAA via "Rendering Pixel Ratio" slider | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | The main menu is capped at 33 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
In-game advanced video settings for CPU.
In-game advanced video settings for GPU.
In-game advanced video settings for VRAM.
4K Ultra HD
| Custom Resolution[citation needed] |
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gfx_pixLastGoodResHeight = 2160; gfx_pixLastGoodResWidth = 3840; gfx_pixLastGoodWinHeight = 2160; gfx_pixLastGoodWinWidth = 3840; gfx_pixResHeight = 2160; gfx_pixResWidth = 3840; gfx_pixWinHeight = 2160; Now save and set SeriousSamHD to "Read Only" in properties |
Input
In-game general keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
In-game gamepad button map settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Can use either pre-defined layouts or a custom map. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Effects and Music sliders. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | Use OpenAL Soft to get binaural HRTF mixing. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Ported from classic version, download. Fan translation for some untranslated text here. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Steam Workshop. | |||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | Available in Serious Sam Fusion 2017 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 16 | Co-op, Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Use gam_strConnectToIP [IP address here] in the in-game console. |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 27015 |
| UDP | 27016 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
| 3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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| Devices | Native | Notes | |
| Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Aim at Gaze, Clean UI, Dynamic Light, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Flashlight Control, Interaction at Gaze. For Eye tracking features to work you must be playing the Serious Sam Fusion 2017 version of this game. | ||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c, 11, 12 | Direct3D 11 and 12 (Beta) are supported in Fusion 2017 version |
| Vulkan | Fusion 2017 version | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0+ GHz AMD Athlon64 3500+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon64 X2 4000+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support |
Nvidia GeForce 9800 ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
- Integrated graphic chipsets are not supported
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/41014/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (41014) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.